Gingrich, Aide Trumpet Iowa Crowds

Iowans can’t get enough of Newt Gingrich. That, at least, is the takeaway from anyone monitoring the Twitter feed of Mr. Gingrich or his longtime spokesman Rick Tyler.

In a time-honored crisis-management strategy, both men are promoting photos of the former House speaker addressing crowded rooms of Iowans. The images are meant to bolster their argument that his recent remarks panning Republican Medicare reforms haven’t dampened enthusiasm for his nascent presidential campaign.

But this is one instance in which a little audio could help tell the full story.

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